Biography

Selected by New York Jets in second round (47th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft...Signed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an unrestricted free agent, March 4, 2009…Released by Buccaneers, Oct. 6, 2009…Signed by Arizona Cardinals, Dec. 16, 2009…Released by Cardinals, Jan. 1, 2010…Signed by Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent, April 23, 2010…Resigned by Bengals, April 25, 2012…Re-signed by Bengals, March 10, 2013…Re-signed by Bengals, March 9, 2015…Contract terminated by Bengals, Dec. 13, 2016…Signed by New York Giants as a free agent, Aug. 1, 2017…Waived by Giants, Sept. 2, 2017…Signed by Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, Oct. 24, 2017…Waived by Cowboys, Nov. 26, 2017…Signed by Chicago Bears as a free agent, Dec. 4, 2017…Signed by Oakland Raiders as a free agent, Aug. 4, 2018.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New York Jets in second round (47th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft...Signed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an unrestricted free agent, March 4, 2009…Released by Buccaneers, Oct. 6, 2009…Signed by Arizona Cardinals, Dec. 16, 2009…Released by Cardinals, Jan. 1, 2010…Signed by Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent, April 23, 2010…Resigned by Bengals, April 25, 2012…Re-signed by Bengals, March 10, 2013…Re-signed by Bengals, March 9, 2015…Contract terminated by Bengals, Dec. 13, 2016…Signed by New York Giants as a free agent, Aug. 1, 2017…Waived by Giants, Sept. 2, 2017…Signed by Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, Oct. 24, 2017…Waived by Cowboys, Nov. 26, 2017…Signed by Chicago Bears as a free agent, Dec. 4, 2017…Signed by Oakland Raiders as a free agent, Aug. 4, 2018.

CAREER: Nugent played his 13th NFL season in 2017, splitting time with the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears, after spending seven years with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2010-16...Also spent time with the Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Jets…Has appeared in 161 career games, recording 247-of-305 FG attempts and connecting on 359-of-372 PATs…His 132 points and 33 FGs in 2011 are Bengals season records, and he shares team mark for longest regular-season FG (55 yards)…Former Ohio State All-American entered NFL as second-round N.Y. Jets draft pick in 2005.

2017 (with Dal. and Chi.): Appeared in eight games, splitting time between Dallas and Chicago…Went 11-for-13 on FG attempts and connected on 15-of-17 PATs…(10/29) at Was.: Made his debut for Dallas, going four-for-five on FG attempts and made all three PATs…(12/1) at Cin.: Made his debut for Chicago…Went two-for-two on FG attempts and three-for-four on PATs in the win.

2016 (with Cin.): Played in 12 games going 22-for-27 on FG attempts, with three of his misses from 50-plus yards…Went 21-for-26 on PATs...Passed the 1,000-point mark for his NFL career, going to 1,047…Released on Dec. 13...(9/11) at NYJ: Recorded the game-deciding score, hitting 47-yard FG with 0:58 to play...(9/18) at Pit.: Three-for-three on FG attempts (25, 33, 31) yards on…(9/29) vs. Mia.: Went five-for-five on FGs in the win, tying his career high for a game, and provided 15-point margin of victory, as each team scored only one TD…(11/14) at NYG: Converted FGs of 25 and 38 yards, as well as two PATs…(11/27) at Bal.: Converted FGs of 23 and 36 yards…(12/4) at Phi.: Four-for-four on FG attempts (32, 33, 26, 38) and two-for-three on PATs.

2015(with Cin.): Played for Bengals in all 16 regular season games and in the Wild Card playoff...(10/11) vs. Sea.: Nailed a 31-yard FG as time expired to send the game into overtime, and then made a 42-yarder in OT to win the game, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week...(11/1) at Pit.: Hit from 44, 45 and 44 yards (one blocked), the second 44-yarder...(11/22) vs. Ari.: Delivered in the clutch on his only FG try, making a 43-yarder to tie score at 31-31 with 1:03 to play...(12/6) at Cle.: Went three-for-three on FGs (44, 40, 20)...(12/28) vs. Den.: Hit a 52-yarder to tie the game in the fourth quarter...(1/3/16) vs. Bal.: Nailed a 52-yarder (tied season long) in fourth quarter...POSTSEASON: (1/916) vs. Pit.: Made his only FG try (36) in the Wild Card game, and put all four kickoffs in end zone for touchbacks.

2014(with Cin.): Appeared in all 16 regular season games and in the Wild Card playoff...In the regular season, made 26-of-33 FG attempts and was 39-for-39 on PATs...Recorded the second-longest FG (57 yards) in NFL postseason history...(9/7) at Bal.: Made five FGs in the first half, tying NFL record for most FGs in a half...(10/12) vs. Car.: Made three-of-four FG attempts, making from 44, 38 and 42 yards before missing from 36 yards as clock expired in overtime...(12/14) at Cle.: Had a pair of key 44-yard FGs in the first half…(12/22) vs. Den.: Three-for-three on FGs in playoff-clinching win, including a 49-yarder, and his 23-yarder in fourth quarter gave Bengals lead for good at 30-28…(1/4/15) at Ind.: Recorded a 57-yard FG, breaking the Bengals postseason record by 10 yards.

2013 (with Cin.): Played in all 16 games, going 18-for-22 on FGs and 52-for-53 on PATs, and also played in Wild Card playoff...(10/31) at Mia.: Went two-for-two FGs, including go-ahead 54-yarder with 1:24 left...(12/15) at Pit.: Punted twice due to injuries for a gross and net average of 40.0…POSTSEASON: (1/5/14) vs. SD: Made his only FG attempt (46) in Wild Card playoff.

2012(with Cin.): Made 19-of-23 FG attempts for the Bengals, but suffered calf injury in practice Dec. 5, causing him to miss last four games and Wild Card playoff…(9/16) vs. Cle.: Made both FG attempts (39, 37) in the win…(9/30) at Jac.: Went two-for-two (both 35-yarders)…(12/2) at SD: Converted both FG attempts (19 and 24 yards).

2011 (with Cin.): Played in all 16 Bengals games and Wild Card playoff...Scored a franchise-record 132 points in regular season, surpassing Shayne Graham’s mark of 131 from 2005…His 33 FGs also set club mark…Finished first in the AFC and second in NFL in total FGs...Had 67 of his 80 kickoffs (83.8 percent) reach end zone and helped Bengals rank first in NFL in average starting field position after kicking off (20.3-yard line).

2010 (with Cin.): Joined Bengals as free agent and posted longest streak of consecutive made FGs to open a Cincinnati career, nine-of-nine during the first four games…Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for September…Suffered a season-ending injury on Nov. 14 in Indianapolis...(9/19) vs. Bal.: Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week when he went five-for-five on FGs (career high for a game), scoring all of Cincinnati’s points in 15-10 win...(11/14) at Ind.: Suffered knee injury (ACL tear) on onside kick attempt, ending his season.

2009 (with TB and Ari.): Played four games for Tampa Bay after signing as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason…Signed with Arizona and played two games.

2008 (with NYJ): Suffered quad injury on a kickoff in Jets opener and missed the remainder of the season…(9/7) at Mia.: Made one FG attempt before sustaining a season-ending injury.

2007 (with NYJ): Logged second straight 100-point season for Jets (110)...(9/16) at Bal.: Recorded a 50-yard FG which marked his 19th straight, a streak that ranked second in Jets history...(12/2) at Mia.: Went four-for-four on FGs…(12/9) vs. Cle.: Went four-for-four on FGs for the second consecutive week.

2005 (with NYJ): Second-round draft pick played in every Jets game and scored 90 points, going 22-for-28 on FGs and 24-for-24 on PATs...(12/11) vs. Oak.: Went four-for-four on FGs in win.

College: Left Ohio State with 22 school records, including most career points (356)...Won the Lou Groza Award (given annually to the nation’s top kicker) as a senior in 2004 and was a consensus All-American...In OSU’s 2002 national title season, he scored school-record 120 points and became first Buckeye kicker to earn first-team All-America honors...Was 72-for-88 (81.8 percent) on career FGs.

Personal: Hometown is Centerville, Ohio...Attended Centerville High School, where he was a second-team Division I All-Ohio selection by Associated Press...Also played QB as a prep senior...Earned degree from Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business…In 2006, Nugent appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and kicked a football through a 12th-floor window at the CBS offices.